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Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

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Fresco

Art
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Fresco: A mural painting technique executed on freshly laid lime plaster, where the pigment bonds with the plaster as it dries, making the artwork an integral part of the wall, known since antiquity.

Detailed Definition
Fresco is a mural painting technique that involves applying water-based pigments onto freshly laid wet plaster, allowing the colors to become an integral part of the wall. In poetry, fresco can symbolize the idea of permanence and the relationship between art and environment, as well as the act of capturing a moment in time. Poets may draw inspiration from the fresco technique by creating vivid, lasting images that evoke a sense of place and history. This approach emphasizes the importance of context in poetry, as the surrounding environment can shape the meaning and interpretation of the work, much like a fresco that adorns a specific location.
Example
Example in poetry:
The fresco style of his poem captures the essence of a moment in time, using vivid imagery to create a lasting impression; he paints a scene of a bustling marketplace, where colors and sounds blend together in a vibrant tableau; the language is rich and textured, evoking the feeling of being present in the moment; the poem's layers reflect the depth of human experience, much like the technique of fresco itself.
Additional Notes
Fresco is a technique of mural painting applied on freshly laid wet plaster, allowing the colors to bond with the wall as it dries. This method has been used since antiquity, with famous examples found in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo. Frescoes require careful planning, as the artist must work quickly before the plaster dries. When creating a fresco, consider the scale of your design and how the colors will appear once dried, as they may change slightly. This technique also emphasizes the importance of permanence in art, as frescoes are often integral to the architecture they adorn.
Also Known As
Buon Fresco True Fresco
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